Royal Society reveals best nature pictures of the year

Tadpoles overhead. Overall winner, Category winner: Ecology and Environmental Science. Tadpoles of many anuran species come in high numbers, but not many make it to adulthood. Here a group of common toad (Bufo bufo) tadpoles is seen from below by Bert Willaert, Belgium. It was shot with a canon G12 camera in a Recsea underwater housing and a Dyron dome port.

Getting Up Close And Personal With Nature (PICTURES)

This is REALLY cool!! Portrait Photography Idea..... I see this and think: what about a handstand with a pointed toe, and then post process some gentle water ripples into the sky... could bend a few preceptions.